Reuse vs Multiplex - What's the difference?
reuse | multiplex |
The act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable.
(computing) code re-use'' indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. ''data re-use refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party.
To use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else).
Comprising several interleaved parts
A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently
(by extension) A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres
(juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
To interleave several activities
(computing) To combine several signals into a single signal
(juggling) To make a multiplex throw.
In computing terms the difference between reuse and multiplex
is that reuse is code re-use indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. data re-use refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party while multiplex is to combine several signals into a single signal.As nouns the difference between reuse and multiplex
is that reuse is the act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable while multiplex is a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently.As verbs the difference between reuse and multiplex
is that reuse is to use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else) while multiplex is to interleave several activities.As an adjective multiplex is
comprising several interleaved parts.reuse
English
Alternative forms
* re-useNoun
(en noun)Verb
(reus)- The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
